Cognition
Cognition develops Devin, an autonomous software-engineering system, and the Windsurf AI code editor.
>$2BSeries E
ParticipantFF
Founders Fund
Activity from announced rounds
Activity in this selectionOct 24, 2026 · Developer tools · Jan 1, 2026
Founders Fund is a technology venture firm with partners working in engineering-led businesses across energy, infrastructure, manufacturing, transport, biotechnology and defence.
The partnership combines investing with direct company creation. Trae Stephens co-founded Anduril and serves as its executive chairman; Delian Asparouhov co-founded Varda Space Industries; Scott Nolan founded uranium-enrichment company General Matter. These roles put investors inside the work of building industrial and defence businesses.
Nolan’s investing focus includes engineering-driven startups in energy, infrastructure, manufacturing, transportation and biotechnology. Stephens brings experience developing products and expanding government business at Palantir, including in intelligence and defence.
- Rounds participated in
- 4
- Confirmed lead rounds
- 0 3 roles undisclosed
- New companies
- 3 First participation on record · 1 follow-on
- Funding in participating rounds
- $1.2B 3 disclosed · full round size, not this investor’s share
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Operates an AI data center operating system and GPU compute offtake network connecting data center operators with AI builders
$100MSeries A
Role not disclosedCognition
Cognition develops Devin, an autonomous software-engineering system, and the Windsurf AI code editor.
$1BGrowth
Role not disclosedNominal
Offers software for hardware engineers to test designs
$80MSeries B+
Role not disclosed